Russians under Alexander Suvorov defeat the Turks at Kinburn.

Count Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov-Rymniksky, Prince of Italy was a Russian general and military theorist in the service of the Russian Empire.

The storming or battle of Kinburn was fought on 11–12 October^N.S./30 September – 1 October^O.S. 1787 as part of the Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792).